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At Timber Creek High School the past two weeks we have held an AP Prep Book Drive. Students who have taken AP courses in the past are able to donate old AP prep books, as well as flash cards and reading material necessary for an AP course. Students who turn in...

Starting in the middle of February, Harriton Students Helping Students has gone to Overbrook Educational Center almost every Thursday, with around 3-5 Harriton club members to help out after school. From around 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, we go to the school and help out with whatever they need. For...

In October 2017, the Harriton Students Helping Students used the money we got from the bake sale, as well as other donations and fundraising money, to buy a ton of different school supplies for our partner schools: Overbrook Educational Center, James G. Blaine Elementary School, and the Green Tree School. In the end, we...

For the second year in a row, our club ran a bake sale at the Narberth Made on the Main Line Festival, on October 7, 2017. With over 25 donations of baked goods, from a ton of different club members, we were able to raise lots of money to buy...

Starting in the middle of February, Harriton Students Helping Students has gone to Overbrook Educational Center almost every Thursday, with around 3-5 Harriton club members to help out after school. From around 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, we go to the school and help out with whatever they need. For...

The club visited Overbrook Educational Center again to help out with lunch and recess, as well as in class, on January 27th. A large group of around 20 Harriton students attended, and played with the elementary school kids, during recess. Then, after recess, the Harriton students split up among different...

On Martin Luther King Day 1/16, we visited the Overbrook Educational Center to help out in their community. Around 10 Harriton Students attended, and everyone had a really good time. A few of the Harriton Students helped out in the Overbrook Library, rearranging the books to make it more organized....

Starting in January, our club began a Pen Pal Program between our high school students and the elementary and middle school students, from Overbrook Educational Center and G.W. Childs School, in Philadelphia. By sending these letters almost monthly, we hope that we can forge strong friendships between the Harriton students...

As the first event to kick-start the Students Helping Students club at Harriton High School, we organized a bake sale at a local festival known as Made on the Mainline, in Narberth, PA. Taking place on October 29th, 2016, the festival was a wonderful, community event, with live music, a pumpkin decorating contest, food trucks, and other...

At 11:30 on Tuesday November 29th, the Radnor High School Students Helping Students Club traveled to the GW Childs School in Philadelphia. The club delivered approximately 300 library books, Pre-Algebra textbooks, and workbooks. We also delivered several boxes of basic supplies, which we had collected during our supply drive for...

In the spring of 2016, the GVHS SHS Club held a very successful drive for basic supplies, including: backpacks, binders, spiral notebooks, pocket folders, scissors, pencils, markers, pencil sharpeners, pens, highlighters, markers, report covers, etc. These supplies were delivered to the James G. Blaine (K-8) School and South Philadelphia High...

On October 10th, 2016 Henderson High School’s Students Helping Students club visited the GW Childs School in south Philadelphia. The Henderson delegation included eight of our most dedicated members along with the club supervisor, Ms. Taylor Patchak. Both groups of girls from Henderson and the GW Childs school had a...

On April 28th, the Students-Helping-Students (SHS) club at Henderson High School in West Chester, PA held its first fundraiser with the local Rita’s Water Ice restaurant. Throughout the night, SHS received many generous donations and multiple people from Henderson High School came to support the cause. Overall, the fundraiser supplied...

Members of Drexel’s Student Athletic Advisory Council collected gently used sports equipment for distribution to Philadelphia Schools in-need. Members of the Drexel athletic community say they have found a philanthropic niche and look forward to hosting more events.

For the final phase of Saint-Gobain’s relocation, SHS redistributed 39 printers to 8, K-12 schools within the Philadelphia area on December 22, 2015. In total, SHS redistributed roughly $30,000 worth of unwanted/gently-used materials from Saint-Gobain to 8, K-12 schools within the Philadelphia area.

On November 30th, 2015, Students Helping Students executed two redistribution efforts that brought 25 whiteboards and one SmartBoard to Bodine International School of Affairs in North Philadelphia. As part of the Saint-Gobain, Corporate Distribution Initiative effort, SHS redistributed 25 whiteboards, which had been designated surplus goods during Saint-Gobain’s relocation period, to Bodine....

The Corporate Distribution Initiative is designed to give corporations experiencing a relocation/renovation period an opportunity to redistribute their unwanted and or gently-used materials to schools in-need. Shire Pharmaceutical is a global biotech firm that specializes in the development and delivery of innovative medicines for patients with rare diseases and other specialty conditions. This could...

Sunday, the Saint Asaph Church welcomed Bill Zandi and Mike Chawaga to introduce SHS to their community. As one of the weekly guest speakers, Bill discussed the organization’s mission, accomplishments, and vision for the future. With an open heart, all the members of St. Asaph were eager to support the SHS mission, extending their...

The Pour House generously welcomed SHS for a fundraising event with proceeds supporting low-income schools throughout Philadelphia. Over 100 members of the SHS family attended, and they loved the new Pour House venue in Exton, PA. All of the Pour House employees wanted to support our mission in any way they...

“Students Helping Students is a non-profit group that is working to reform and improve education in Philadelphia…with help from Saint-Gobain. The organization helps large corporations to donate their unneeded extra supplies and furniture to low-income schools in Philadelphia. The organization began in 2005 when Bill Zandi, then a high school...

On November 17th, GVHS took 8 of their club members to South Philadelphia High School. This was the first trip GVHS made to South Philadelphia and it was a great success. Their school held a college fair event, and members from GVHS brought laptops in order to assist their students. ...

On October 20th Great Valley High School reunited for their first meeting of the year. Our club had nearly 15 members attend. As we discussed the background of the organization and goals for the school year, many students expressed interest. We are proud to announce that our club will now be partnered with...

As the economy has been extremely volatile many people are turning to experts for advice. Students Helping Students is honored to have Matt Cabrey, Jeremy Nowak and Mark Zandi as panelists to discuss the health of the U.S. economy to be held at the Union League September 1st. In the...

“There’s no doubt that there are gaps to fill in the Philly education system. Students Helping Students (SHS) attacks two specific issues — redirecting books and materials to low-income schools and micro-granting funds to school faculty. Students Helping Students (SHS) aims to help bridge the education inequality gap. Its programming...

Saint Gobain, Boomerang Moving Company and Students Helping Students have recently locked arms to deliver $17,000 worth of school supplies and furnishings to William Bodine High School located in West Philadelphia. Identifying and reviewing all the available materials to be distributed and determining William Bodine High School as the...

Recently in Philadelphia there have been major concerns by many about budget cuts and it is hurting the already struggling Title 1 schools. Students Helping Students is making sure they have everything they need. Reporter, Rob Wu, explains. “It is like Robinhood except they are not stealing… An endless book...

“There’s a lot to like about the current state of the Philadelphia region’s economy, particularly in the city, economist Mark Zandi said Tuesday afternoon during a panel discussion at the Union League of Philadelphia.” “For the first time in a long time, it feels there’s real underlying strength here,” said...